Meaning: Health and two in one Japanese spelling
The story
One Japanese spelling of Kenji, 健二, uses 健 for health with 二 for two. The meaning depends on the kanji a family chooses; the same spoken name can have other written forms.
Nicknames
- Ken
Popularity
Familiar
In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
Lower in the latest US rankings
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Origins
Kenji comes from Japanese.
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